Awards
Woelfel Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (May 31, 2007) — Radio-television instructor and KOMU news director Stacey Woelfel recently won the 2007 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching given by the Missouri School of Journalism. The professorship carries a $10,000 salary supplement for the next academic year. Woelfel, a 1981 graduate of the School, joined the faculty in … Continued
Missouri Journalism Reporters Earn Seven Awards in National Society of Professional Journalists’ Competition
Columbia, Mo. (May 29, 2007) — Five Missouri School of Journalism students and one School-affiliated media outlet recently brought home seven Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists‘ national competition. Recognizing student journalists in 39 categories, SPJ announced the winners of the national Mark of Excellence competition at its 2007 Convention and … Continued
Traudes Wins Atwater Prize for Writing
Columbia, Mo. (May 25, 2007) — Senior newspaper journalism major Cristof Traudes recently won the 2007 Atwater Prize for Writing at the Missouri School of Journalism. The Atwater Prize provides a $500 stipend to one talented writing student each year. Traudes, who grew up in the Netherlands but settled in Columbia, Mo., has worked as … Continued
Winners of 2007 Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards Announced
Columbia, Mo. (May 22, 2007) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced the winners of the 2007 Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards. The list includes some well-known repeat winners of MLJA: The Washington Post, the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News and the Daily Camera (Boulder, Colo.). A few relative newcomers to the MLJA winners’ circle … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Dominate Annual College News Design Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2007) — Students from the Missouri School of Journalism recently swept the 19th-annual College News Design Contest, winning more awards than any other college or university and capturing first place in both the overall newspaper design and redesign competitions. Missouri’s designers brought home a total of 31 awards from the contest, … Continued
17 Missouri Journalism Students, One Local Media Outlet Claim Mark of Excellence Awards from Regional Society of Professional Journalists
Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2007) — Ten stories and one KBIA newscast by Missouri Journalism students are in contention for 2007 national Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists after winning this year’s regional SPJ competition. These top works by newspaper, television, radio and online journalism students at the School earned first-place honors … Continued
Colin Kilpatrick Wins 2007 “Pat on the Back” Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2007) — Executive Director of Advancement Colin Kilpatrick has received this year’s “Pat on the Back” award, which honors outstanding contributions by Missouri School of Journalism staff members. In his position, Kilpatrick oversees the School’s fundraising efforts that support faculty, students, facilities and programs. Fellow faculty and staff members remarked upon … Continued
Convergence Journalism Professor Earns 2007 Excellence in Education Award for Extracurricular Work with Students
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2007) — Mike McKean, associate professor and chair of convergence journalism, recently received a top award from the University’s Division of Student Affairs for his extensive work with students outside the classroom. The Excellence in Education Awards, presented since 1996, annually recognize 10 University faculty members, academic administrators and advisers who have … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Senior Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship to Document “Lost Boys of Sudan” Reunion in Africa
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2007) — Jennifer Price and Abraham Lueth arrived as freshman on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus in 2003, both looking forward to the bright futures that higher education could help them achieve. Their pasts, however, could not have been more different. While Price hailed from Nashville, Tenn., Lueth had spent the past … Continued
KOMU Earns Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
“Immigration In-Depth” Wins Best News Series, KOMU’s Fourth in Five Years Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2007) — The Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) recently awarded KOMU-TV a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series, the station’s fourth Murrow in five years. KOMU, an NBC affiliate, is the only university-owned commercial television station in the … Continued